Optimization of a

biomass boiler for

high efficiency
Biomass boiler
• Fuel bunker
• Fuel feeding
• Furnace
• Fly-ash removal
• Bottom ash discharge
Biomass boiler
• Fire tube boiler
• Water tube boiler
Biomass boiler
Optimizing a boiler
• Emissions
• Efficiency

Sources of Heat Loss

• Flue gas heat loss
• Combustible heat loss
• Losses of blowdown and soot blowing
• Radiant heat loss
Current Research
• Deposition properties of biomass fly ash
• CFD modelling of air and recycle flue gas staging
• Ash-related issues in fluidized-bed combustion
• Influence of biomass co-combustion on boiler fouling and efficiency
• Numerical simulation of small-scale biomass boilers
Potential Gap
• Prediction of ash-related problems based on fuel composition
• Relationship between ash-deposits and high temperature corrosion
• Prediction models on when ash-forming occurs during combustion
Thank You